Question

AYUDA POR FAVOR
Complete the article with the correct form of the verb in brackets using the Present Simple.

The National Park Is Closed

The National Park is a beautiful place to go hiking. You could see many different plants and animals there. The trees 1. _______ (be) very tall and very old. Things have changed when an illegal mining business came to the park. Now, they 2. ________ (have) an open mine and 3. _______ (cut) down trees near the river every day. They 4. _______ (want) to extract some important and valuable minerals. Sadly, the local government 5. _______ (be/not) interested in taking care of the park and many more illegal miners have come. It 6. ________ (pollute) the water with mercury and other toxic substances. Now, some environmental groups 7. __________ (be) concerned about the problem. But it may be too late. The damage from the illegal mining is irreparable. The soil in the affected areas will never regenerate.

Answer 1

1) are 2) have 3) cut 4) want 5)is not 6)pollutes 7) are 8